Russian President Vladimir Putin has said in a televised address that the Ukraine war has obtained features of a global conflict after attacks by Western missiles on Russia's Kursk and Bryansk regions.
Tokyo stocks retreated on Wednesday as investors grappled with heightened uncertainties surrounding US monetary policy and geopolitical tensions between Ukraine and Russia.
The Indian stock market, which saw a super rally on Tuesday, lost the steam towards the end amid heavy profit-booking, as fresh tensions between Ukraine and Russia came to light.
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree approving Russia's updated nuclear doctrine, the Kremlin reported Tuesday.
A troubling wave of denunciations in Russia has revived a practice reminiscent of one of the darkest chapters in Soviet history. Citizens, emboldened by rhetoric that glorifies patriotism and vilifies dissent, are turning against one another, fuelling a climate of fear and repression.
Ukrainian forces announced capturing the key eastern town of Kupiansk as their rapid counter-attack makes further progress.
Public memory is not uniform or static. Statues and memorials erected in the years after the second world war are prime examples.
Addressing an event organised by the ICRIER, Sitharaman said credit must be given to PM Narendra Modi's statesmanship to take the decision of boosting imports of Russian oil at discounts as it helped in reducing the import bills.
India highlighted that the impact of the Ukraine conflict is not just limited to Europe, adding that it has exacerbated concerns over food, fertilizer and fuel security, especially in developing countries.
Russians took to the streets en masse to resist the atte-m-p-ted coup. And, cruc-ially, soldiers refused orders to shoot fellow citizens.
